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Creating Karachi's Stand-up Comedy Culture - Saad Haroon - Comedian - #TPE 240

Jan 30, 2023

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The Hangover of Coffee

Can You Sing Burka Woman for Us So That People Can Cancel?

You're Looking Woman, Burka Woman

The Comedy of the Day - The Day We Lost Dhaka

Stand Up Comedians Have to Get Better

The D One of College Is Your Thesis Defense

Podcasts - I'm a Stand Up Comedian

The Rewriting Process

Shazan, Welcome to the Truman Podcast

You Can Rewrite a Million Times but You Don't Go in Front of an Audience

How to Write a Humorous Joke for Pakistani Audiences

Do You Know How to Write a Joke on Stage?

Saad's Seven Dirty Body Parts

I'm a Jabi. You Can Swear I'll Do It

What Is Social Media Racism?

I Love My Bomb Blast Jokes

Is There a Bomb Joke on Twitter?

COVID - The Death of Comedy

It's Not Our Fault to Abdullah Doesn't Give Out a Weird Vibration

Sami Shagim - Is He a Good Sami?

Blackfish Virus

Blackfish Starts First.

Is This the Best Place for Comedy?

The Agency in Shark - Ali Gudpia

Cocaine Is a Hell of a Drug

How to Write a Successful Improv Show

Do You Know What I'm Doing Before the Show?

Did You Ever Do a TED Talk?

Is There a Difference Between Stand Up Comedy and Comedy in Pakistan?

01:00:58 • 3min

I'm Gonna Go to the Special, Say, Your Special. Yeah, Yeah, I Got So Angered.

01:03:34 • 2min

How to Get Away With Your Comedy - I'm 21

01:05:39 • 2min

Is There Only One Pasuri Abdula?

01:07:27 • 2min

The Art Forms of Comedy

01:09:22 • 2min

I Love TikTok Comedy

01:11:35 • 2min

The Art Form Is Allowing for Things Like This

01:13:18 • 3min

Laugh Every 22nd, I'm Going to Tell a Story

01:16:10 • 2min

Do You Want That?

01:17:43 • 2min

Murta Zabhae and Mustavach Are Artists

01:19:59 • 2min

Is This Another Shower?

01:22:08 • 2min

Comedy Is Trouble

01:24:33 • 2min

Shahzad Is an Asshole

01:26:49 • 2min

Is This a Comedy Show?

01:29:02 • 2min

The Last Time They Shot at Guru Mandir

01:30:37 • 2min

Do You Remember It Correctly?

01:32:15 • 2min

I Had No Idea I Was Joining 91

01:34:12 • 2min

Making Up in the Morning

01:36:42 • 2min

Are You Still Wired?

01:38:32 • 2min

How Do You Get Rid of the Wiring?

01:40:06 • 2min

You Have a Bad Show, That's What You Feel

01:42:01 • 2min

Are You Happy to Fire Him in the Aftergo?

01:43:37 • 2min

The Story Behind the Conan Sketch

01:45:39 • 3min

I Love Conan, I Love Leno

01:48:48 • 2min

Are Comedians Funny Off Stage?

01:50:42 • 2min

Can You Recreate the Real News on YouTube?

01:52:31 • 2min

The End of the Jungle, Stand Up Comedy Master Class

01:54:15 • 4min

Awarded 2nd place in the Funniest Person In The World Competition, Saad Haroon is a world renowned Comedian, Writer and Performer who also created Pakistan’s first improvisational comedy troupe ‘BlackFish’ Saad Haroon comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss Stand up Comedy in Pakistan, Hosting the Breakfast Show on City FM 89, Satire, the dangers of doing comedy in Pakistan, AAJ TV, and the comedy culture. Don't miss this hilarious episode of The Pakistan Experience He has written five solo shows and performed in prestigious venues all over the world including the Southbank Centre in London and the world famous Laugh Factory in Hollywood. He created, hosted and was head-writer for ‘The Real News’ Pakistan’s first English language comedy show on television. His work has been featured in publications and news media over the world including The Huffington Post, NPR, The Guardian, BBC, AlJazeera, The Telegraph, The Young Turks, and many more. He was also the popular morning show host on CityFM 89 for three years and just completed a new stand up comedy tour of Pakistan. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Dangers of comedy: detachment, politics, regrets 12:55 The process, the art, and the rewrite 25:52 Dark comedy, social media, COVID 40:41 Sami Shah and Blackfish 54:47 Starting stand up, comedy culture and genres 1:19:58 The Chaudhry brothers and The Real News 1:33:32 The Breakfast show and post show vibes 1:46:58 Audience Questions